Engine Updates

Jim Ablett Win/Linux builds
CuckooChess 1.11 JA (UCI)
Java source; Win32/64, Linux32/64, Mac32/64; own GUI; uses Cuckoo hashing
- Win32 compile with no GUI
http://jimablett.hostwebs.com/

Chess News

Lantern Chess 3.8
Chess GUI by Mike Adams supporting WB & UCI for ICC online play/chat for Linux, Windows and Mac
http://www.lanternchess.com/ (homepage)
http://www.adammr.com/lanternhelp/lantern-help.html (help)

Down/Problem Chess Websites

BabyChess homepage down for 64 days (404: page not found)
Bestia homepage down today (110mb.com site)
Bubble homepage down today (no response in 60 seconds)
Frenzee homepage down for 297 days (purposely down until new engine release)
Lyapko Utilities homepage down today (110mb.com site)
Matacz homepage down today (110mb.com site)
Tony's Chess homepage down today (110mb.com site)
Loop homepage is now considered dead, it will no longer be tracked.
Loop clone evidence:
http://open-chess.org/download/file.php?id=351

Wiki Changes
Nothing new today

Bonus Notifications (recent releases of free stuff)

Warnings:

- do not install unwanted toolbars, etc.
- alpha releases have new features; crashes and bugs are to be expected
- beta releases have new features; they may contain bugs or crash
- release candidate software may contain minor bugs; crashes are rare

PeaZip 3.8
open source file and archive manager; available as portable app also
- create 7Z, ARC, BZ2, GZ, PAQ/ZPAQ, PEA, QUAD/BALZ, TAR, UPX, ZIP
- extract 133 archive types: ACE, ARJ, CAB, DMG, ISO, LHA, RAR, UDF, etc.
http://peazip.sourceforge.net/ (homepage)

Python 2.7.2
Python 3.1.4
popular open source general-purpose programming language
http://www.python.org/ (homepage)
http://www.python.org/download/releases/2.7.2/ (more info)
http://www.python.org/download/releases/3.1.4/ (more info)

Meaning of Colors

Red = New or Warning
Green = Updated
Gray = Info Only

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NOTE: If you want me to track a website for you, please email me and I will add it.
ron _at_ computer-chess _dot_ org